Rule-based mobile dialing based on a change of event

A mobile device for wireless communication, comprising:

• a processor;
• memory in electronic communication with the processor;
• and
• instructions stored in the memory and operable, when executed by the processor, to cause the mobile device to:
• identify a significant change event for the mobile device, wherein the significant change event comprises at least one of entering or leaving a cellular network, performing a cellular mobility operation, receiving a software update, or powering on or off, or any combination thereof;
• identify a call identifier indicative of a first telephone number based at least in part on the significant change event;
• send the call identifier from the mobile device to a server via a wireless network comprising a wireless local area network (WLAN) or a licensed spectrum cellular network;
• receive at the mobile device from the server one or more rules for directing calls, the one or more rules based at least in part on the call identifier and comprising directions for the mobile device to place the call using a second telephone number different from the first telephone number and selected according to a location of the mobile device;
• determine a service provider associated with the wireless network;
• identify the location of the mobile device;
• apply one or more of the received rules at the mobile device based at least in part on the location and the service provider;
• and
• place a call with the mobile device using the second telephone number based at least in part on the applied rules and utilizing the WLAN or the licensed spectrum cellular network.